Greer pleads not guilty; preliminary trial date set

At an arraignment in Orlando this morning, Jim Greer's
attorney entered a not guilty plea for the former chairman of the
Republican Party of Florida. He filed a document ahead of the hearing
and neither the attorney nor Greer made an appearance.

Greer faces
75 years in prison if convicted on six felony counts for a scheme to
steer party donations to a company he owned. Circuit Judge Marc Lubet
set a preliminary trial date for Oct. 18 and another pretrial
appearance Oct. 5, though it's likely to get delayed.